Word Meaning 吟醸酒

ぎんじょうしゅ ginjoushu

吟醸酒 is read as ぎんじょうしゅ (ginjoushu) and means ginjō sake.

Meaning

English

ginjō sake
high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

Reading

Kana

ぎんじょうしゅ

Romaji

ginjoushu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 22207 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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純米吟醸酒

じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ

ginjō sake with no added alcohol

吟醸

ぎんじょう

ginjō sake

本醸造酒

ほんじょうぞうしゅ

sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne

増醸酒

ぞうじょうしゅ

zōjōshu

醸造酒

じょうぞうしゅ

brewage

大吟醸

だいぎんじょう

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

吟味

ぎんみ

reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

吟遊詩人

ぎんゆうしじん

troubadour

吟味役

ぎんみやく

winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)

梅酒

うめしゅ

ume liqueur

二級酒

にきゅうしゅ

second-grade alcohol

特級酒

とっきゅうしゅ

highest or finest quality sake